Wilson’s disease

Direct sequencing of mutations in the copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphate (ATP7B) gene for diagnosis and pathogenesis of Wilson’s disease

D. F. Zhang, Teng, J. F., Zhang, D. F., and Teng, J. F., Direct sequencing of mutations in the copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphate (ATP7B) gene for diagnosis and pathogenesis of Wilson’s disease, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

Copper-transporting P-type adenosine triphosphatase (ATP7B) has been identified as the pathogenic gene in hepatolenticular degeneration, or Wilson’s disease (WD). The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between genetic mutations and the clinical profile of WD, and to discuss the value of mutation examination in its diagnosis for providing a scientific basis for the development of a method to examine genetic mutations. Sixty-eight Chinese Han patients with WD and 20 controls were included in this study.

Analysis and application of ATP7B gene mutations in 35 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration

Y. N. Zong and X. Kong, Analysis and application of ATP7B gene mutations in 35 patients with hepatolenticular degeneration, vol. 14, pp. 18764-18770, 2015.

We investigated the genetic mutations involved in Wilson’s disease to improve prenatal genetic diagnosis and presymptomatic diagnosis. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to amplify the exons and exon-intron boundaries of the ATP7B gene in 35 Wilson’s disease pedigrees. The PCR products were further analyzed by Sanger sequencing. Prenatal genetic diagnoses were performed by chorionic villus sampling after the genotypes of parents of the probands were identified. The overall mutation detection frequency was 92.9%.

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